Mizuki Shigeru was one of Japan’s leading manga artists. The 800m shopping street which runs from Sakaiminato Station in Sakaiminato City, Tottori Prefecture, where he is from, to the Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Museum, is a tourist spot called Mizuki Shigeru Road.
In addition to 178 bronze statues of monsters, including Kitaro, the main character of his masterpiece Gegege no Kitaro, there are also yokai shrines and shops selling character goods. The Mizuki Shigeru Memorial Museum re-opened on April 20, 2024 after reconstruction. On the first floor, there is a library where you can read Mizuki’s works, including foreign language versions. On the second floor, Mizuki’s works and his eventful life are introduced by a wealth of materials. In the special exhibition room, precious original drawings are exhibited with different contents every six